NYC Congestion Pricing Scheme Prioritizes 'Environmental Justice Communities,' Pumps Money Into Minority Neighborhoods in What Could Be Illegal Discrimination

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New York City's controversial congestion pricing program, which charges drivers a toll to enter midtown and lower Manhattan, contains several "mitigation efforts" and carveouts designed to limit the punitive impact of the new tax on ethnic minorities—without offering the city's non-minorities comparable treatment, a Washington Free Beacon review found.

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